RESUMO
Throughout the current COVID-19 pandemic, preventing nosocomial COVID-19 outbreaks has been a significant challenge for hospitals. It is essential to understand the ways in which SARS-CoV-2 spreads in healthcare settings to apply proper infection prevention and control (IPC) measures. The objectives of this study are to report on the hospital's response to a COVID-19 cluster and the transmission dynamics in a hospital ward of Geriatrics, Rehabilitation and Long term care. The study will focus specifically on how insufficient air replacement and directional airflow in indoor settings may have contributed to the transmission of the virus.
Assuntos
COVID-19 , Infecção Hospitalar , Humanos , SARS-CoV-2 , Infecção Hospitalar/epidemiologia , Infecção Hospitalar/prevenção & controle , Incidência , Pandemias , Aerossóis e Gotículas Respiratórios , Surtos de Doenças , HospitaisRESUMO
The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has forced a reshaping of economic, productive, commercial and healthcare systems. The last one had the dual mandate to limit intra-hospital infections and strengthen its ability to deal with the ongoing emergency. In this paper we report the experience gained by the staff of the Nephrology and Dialysis Unit of the AULSS7 Pedemontana (Vicenza - Veneto region) and the organizational model pursued during the first wave of the pandemic.